# Damn the previous poster with faint praise once again

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 16, 2007, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803 "2007-08-16T08:15:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803/161 "2007-08-22T16:32:10Z")

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**Projammer** : it takes 24 hours to damn him with faint praise.

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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803/162 "2007-08-22T16:46:22Z")

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That **gigi** works so long and hard to come up with zingers for a silly game really speaks to her perseverance.

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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803/163 "2007-08-22T17:44:32Z")

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[QUOTE=fachverwirrt]  
That **gigi** works so long and hard to come up with zingers for a silly game really speaks to her perseverance.  
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**fachverwirrt** isn’t _completely_ offensive, you know.

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**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803/164 "2007-08-22T17:53:03Z")

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**Kytheria** shows her fearlessness of mockery with every post.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803/165 "2007-08-28T05:32:58Z")

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**Diomedes** has had a lifetime of experience on the receiving end of mockery; heed his words.

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**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803/166 "2007-08-28T05:59:25Z")

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The name chosen by **Elendil’s Heir** contains a good number of vowels.

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803/167 "2007-08-28T07:33:52Z")

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Surok is at least able to give us a rough estimate of the number of vowels in a name. Really, what more can we ask for?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803/168 "2007-08-28T13:40:08Z")

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Reall,y we shouldn’t blame **sturmhauke** for the way he is; both of his parents died before he was born.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise-once-again/415803/169 "2007-08-28T14:45:17Z")

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This is not the worst example of post-pading I’ve ever seen. But, it’s post-padding nonetheless.

**Cajun Man**  
for the SDMB

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